A child’s upbringing plays an indisputably significant role in shaping a person. Some people believe that parents have a certain responsibility for children’s mistakes as they should prevent children from them, while others think that children should be allowed to make mistakes freely. There is a strong case to be made for both sides of the debate.
On the one hand, supporters of parents’ intervention highlight that most of the mistakes children are prone to making are unnecessary and avoidable. For instance, parents should teach their children to be careful with dangerous things such as knives, fire, and electricity rather than let them experience and get hurt. Additionally, parents are responsible for raising and protecting their children from harm. Therefore, by preemptively helping their children avoid making mistakes, parents feel better about themselves due to their endeavours in fulfilling the duty.
On the other hand, advocates of the trial and error method often argue that parents cannot be around their kids all the time, so children make mistakes when experiencing new things is inevitable. Furthermore, there are many invaluable lessons that children can learn through mistakes, which might not be taught by any educational method. A child who did get hurt by playing with fire may be more cautious in such a situation without being warned by an adult, for example. Last but not least, from this side of the debate, people emphasize that children who are shielded from everything will grow up to be self-centred and over-dependent on other people.
In conclusion, I believe that the stronger argument is letting children learn from their mistakes, with all the advantages of preparing them for their future. However, parents should intervene and give guidance whenever children suffer from a hard problem or make a big mistake.
A child’s upbringing plays an
indisputably
significant role in shaping a person.
Some
people
believe that
parents
have a certain responsibility for
children’s
mistakes
as they should
prevent
children
from them, while others
think
that
children
should be
allowed
to
make
mistakes
freely
. There is a strong case to
be made
for both sides of the debate.
On the one hand, supporters of
parents’
intervention highlight that most of the
mistakes
children
are prone to making are unnecessary and avoidable.
For instance
,
parents
should teach their
children
to be careful with
dangerous
things such as knives, fire, and electricity
rather
than
let
them experience and
get
hurt.
Additionally
,
parents
are responsible for raising and protecting their
children
from harm.
Therefore
, by
preemptively
helping their
children
avoid making
mistakes
,
parents
feel better about themselves due to their
endeavours
in fulfilling the duty.
On the other hand
, advocates of the trial and error method
often
argue that
parents
cannot be around their kids all the time,
so
children
make
mistakes
when experiencing new things is inevitable.
Furthermore
, there are
many
invaluable lessons that
children
can learn through
mistakes
, which might not
be taught
by any educational method. A child who did
get
hurt by playing with fire may be more cautious in such a situation without
being warned
by an adult,
for example
. Last
but
not least, from this side of the debate,
people
emphasize that
children
who
are shielded
from everything will grow up to be
self-centred
and over-dependent on other
people
.
In conclusion
, I believe that the stronger argument is letting
children
learn from their
mistakes
, with all the advantages of preparing them for their future.
However
,
parents
should intervene and give guidance whenever
children
suffer from a
hard
problem or
make
a
big
mistake
.